Honing in on INM, the Moriarty Tribunal and now Siteserv, Michael McDowell told the Seanad "there's an undeniable common link to all of these events and this link is the tainted pursuit of greed by any means fair or foul".
The UK bankruptcy trustee of architect Jerry Ryan struck a pre-trial deal: if Ryan won his case against Barry English, the estate would get at least $500,000. But that all changed when the High Court made findings of dishonesty.
Global trader Susquehanna is suing a UK recruiter claiming it engaged in "industrial espionage" on behalf of rival trader Citadel so it could set up a "ready made" operation in Dublin. Belated efforts to join Citadel to the case have come a cropper.
The US-headquartered software multinational was among the latest to move multi-billion-dollar intellectual property to Ireland two years ago. It was worth the wait.
In picturesque Waterville, a long-favoured holiday spot for golfers, one historic hotel fell behind the times. Its fate has now been decided in the High Court between a London businessman and a Kerry local.
Alphabet bookies in the northwest are said to have racked up arrears of nearly €40,000 for a live racing feed service. Now their owners are being sued in the big business Commercial Court for copyright infringement.
Colm Lyon is one of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs, and one of the country’s most active private investors. He is loath to offer advice to founders, preferring to talk to them about his own journey and his own experiences.
Elivia, the billion-euro meat processor part-owned by the Browne and Queally families, is roaring ahead. The Irish partners are giving themselves time to decide on a full takeover.
It is not appropriate for the warehoused debt to be written off – many struggling companies continued to pay their taxes. Instead, I expect the government to extend the repayment dates and for Revenue to be flexible about the terms of repayment.
Mary Coughlan has spent half her life searching for a way to live with the pain of her childhood. Her voice and her music have been a source of wonder and fear but in the latest episode of Experience she talks to Dion Fanning about no longer being afraid.
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